Don Lemon fired – live: Howard Stern says CNN anchor was ‘lucky’ to be fired at same time as Tucker Carlson

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LIVE – Updated at 01:19Don Lemon has been fired by CNN after 17 years at the network. Howard Stern responded to the news, arguing that Lemon was “lucky” to have lost his job at the same time Tucker Carlson was ousted from Fox News. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” CNN said. “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavours. ”Lemon reacted to the news with his own statement on Twitter, saying he was “stunned” after being informed of the decision by his agent, lamenting the lack of “decency” in the handling of the situation, which CNN has rejected as “inaccurate”.

The New York Times has since reported that a heated interview the presenter conducted with aspiring Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy last week left executives “exasperated” and played a role in his dismissal.

Rapper Rick Ross has responded to the news of Lemon’s firing from CNN by offering him a job at his fast food chain Wingstop. “For some reason, I believe you know what you’re doing with them lemon pepper wings, so man just send over your resumé,” Ross said. “Seventeen years, damn.

But I’m going to make sure I get you in front of the right grill brother. ”Read more:This is what the presenter himself has had to say about the sexism accusations levelled against him.